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Indianapolis, Indiana

Market Street Catacombs

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indiana Medical History Museum

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

Indianapolis, Indiana

The Ruins

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Museum of Psychphonics

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis Moon Tree

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Pogue's Run

This hidden stream beneath Indianapolis makes an appearance in the best-selling novel "Underground Airlines."

Indianapolis, Indiana

John Dillinger's Grave

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library

This storefront library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.

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Sugar Cream Pie

Indiana's unofficial state pie was once a desperate measure.

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The building for the new Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library.

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John Dillinger's headstone, chipped by souvenir hunters.

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Mysteries and theories still surround the outlaw's death and burial in Indiana, 85 years later.

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In Indiana, a restaurant and grocery store offers refugees a taste of home.

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